สมมติ(sŏm-mút)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] suppose; assume; imagine; posit

to take [sth] as true for the sake of argument or to imagine a situation; to posit a case

Examples

สมมติว่าsŏm-mút wâaสมมติว่าsŏm-mút wâasuppose that; assuming thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีงบmee ngópมีงบmee ngóp1[to] have a budget; have funds allocated2[to] fit the budget; be within budget (of [sth])หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)หมื่นmèuunหมื่นmèuun1ten thousand (10,000)2countless; many (hyperbolic)3Muen (historical title)บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)4foot (literary)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จัดงานjàt ngaanจัดงานjàt ngaan[to] organize/host an eventยังไงyang ngaiยังไงyang ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
Suppose we have a budget of ten thousand baht; how should we organize the event?
2VerbB1

[to] pretend (act as if)

to act as if something were true or real when it is not, e.g., in role-play or examples

Examples

สมมติว่าsŏm-mút wâaสมมติว่าsŏm-mút wâasuppose that; assuming thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultคำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; see
Let’s pretend we are customers and try asking the staff questions.
3AdjectiveB2

hypothetical; assumed; fictitious

treated as true or used as an example for discussion, not necessarily real

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บทเรียนbòt riianบทเรียนbòt riian1lesson (curriculum unit)2lesson (what one learns)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สมมติว่าsŏm-mút wâaสมมติว่าsŏm-mút wâasuppose that; assuming thatราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manoil price; fuel priceคงที่kong têeคงที่kong têe1constant; unchanging2steady; stableเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effectต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepcost of living
In this lesson, we assume the oil price is constant to explain the effect on the cost of living.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สมsŏmสมsŏm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3complete; perfect; whole; intact4to match; to be compatible5as; according to; in accordance with (formal)6appropriate (personally); well-suited to [sb/sth]Part 1
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มติmá-dtìมติmá-dtì1resolution; formal decision2consensus decisionPart 2
สมมติsŏm-mútสมมติsŏm-mút[to] suppose; assume; imagine; posit